Marking for knife pleats. The knife pleat is considered to be the most basic pleat. You create a fold in the fabric at a predetermined width, and press in one direction on the right side of the fabric. Unlike other types of pleats, knife pleats always travel in a gang.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: transient (Noun). Something which is transient. transient (Noun). A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
temporary. 1  lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job. 2  an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.